Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-03

two left for southern California. A party
of thirty more will leave about October Isl
and hardly a week passes but several
persons leave for the same blissful place.
Hero Is . wonderful state Of affairs. A
well-known railroad man says that 800
Springfield people leave for southern Cali
fornia every year. Suppose the number is
only 200: that is over one-half OF one per
cent. Of our population. Ii the ratio holds
good for the rest of the population OF the
United States 500. 200 persons must be
rushing into southern California every
year. Those who go are mostly well-to-do
or rich people. who take thousands OF dol
lars for investment. Where in the his
tory Of emigration can We md
q parallel case? No section OF
this country has ever expert
enced such a rush Of rich emigrants. II
reports from out there can be believed the
experience of lSis Is reversed: instead OF
going out for gold. the presen; California
amigrants are taking gold mines out there
and planting them in the soil and climate.
lne California craze is prevalent disease
Just at present in Springfield. Many per
sons are only waiting an opportunity to sell
out their property here 10 advantage, In
order TO 60. A few lucky Springfield peo-
ple seem to have drawn prizes in the big
real estate lottery out there. and this has
set good many of their friends wild. T.
5. 5. Rouse is said to have cleared $4,000
already. Mrs. Longstreet has made 81 900
In four months. Joe Thomas has made an
independent fortune. MIR. Forgy has made
a small fortune. and Others have done
equally we'll Such stories are sure TO turn
&he heads of people who have money 10 in
vest.
A YOU get the California fever real bad.
you had better go the public library. and
get Mr.. Woodward to give you Van Dykes
Southern California" This excellent little
work shows the picture just As Il is. 1t has
Q long chapter on the drswback Of southern
California. and another on the reptiles and
insects native to the country. from tarantu-
II sad ssrias'fsdey d E1afs and m0sInitos
II gives minute description OF the seasons
and climate, and their effect on inyalids: of
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laiiaFi. Fi IN ta s..s yo Yr,sfas a tsoTld pietnft
10 you in Thousand letters. Ii YOU still
like the picture and are still suffering from
the craze, you will no doubt go There is
one thing which is certain TO come, how
ever. and that is drop in the enormous
prices of real estate. Such boom is like
fever: the city which has it gets well Of II
in time and assumes a normal condition,
but is often az invalid for long time in
consequence. Still the boom may be chronic
and last Tor years.
Harry Rorkfield. former proI rietor Of
the Arcade MOTEL has bt en- up north on
pleasure trip. He says: Detroit is the
prettiest city in America. 1t is one of the
large cities of the country and yet real es-
tate is not any higher than in Springfield.
| saw handsome house and grounds oppO-
site the one occupied by Mrs. Buxton, the
price was only $4,000. Similarly situated
In Springfield on east High street SIS, 900
at least would be- demanded for it,"
Mr.. Rockafeid goes 10 Minneapolis and
it is possible that he may take charge of the
magnificent West hotel in that city. The
hotel is one of the finest in the country and
compares favorably with anything in New
York. Mr. Rockaheld is an old railroad
friend of Mr.. West. ~" proprietor.
Will and Fred Scnaue. the well known
musicians, formerly of this city. will not
Be with the Mendelssohn Quintet club this
year. A musical paper says:
THE Mendelssohn Quintet club. OF Bos-
ton, will extend its tour into Texas during
the coming season. The club will consist
OF Gustav Hille. of Berlin. solo violin; Paul
Mende. second violin; Philip Rodelberger,
flute; Thomas Ryan. viola and clarionet,
and Louis Blumenoerg. violoncellO.
Mr.. William Sctiade has been the fiutest
Of the Quintet club for many years.
Now that the First Presbyterian church
has a tine organ. il would be q delightful
thing TO give an oratoriO in the church. l;
has been impossible 10 give oratOriO hereto
fore with good effect. because no first-class
organ could be obtained.
Mr.. b. ". Diehl, Sell-known Witten-
berg graduate. who studied law in this city.
is carving out a brilliant career i'm Los
Angeles. He was retained as one of the
counsel for defense in the yitrol-thrOwing
case in that city. which was one OF the
most sensational criminal cases in the his
tory of the Pacific coast. He. with asso-
ciatp counsel was enabled to obtain disa-
greement of the jury.
Charlie Shepherd has received offers to
conduct the opera house programme in Day
ton. and at two of the Indianapolis theaters.
He will also continue to run the programme
at the Grand in this city. The fact is. that
Charlie will never be satisfied until he sees
q large lithograph of himself in all the
windows. representing him in huge fur
overcoat. and Alb. diamond shirt pin. man
gng fifty opera house lr,grammes by
WIRE in the Jack Haveriy style. Charlie is
u hustler. and no mistake.
The craze in the drink line this summer
is milk shake. There is not a downtown
drug store in the city but finds the
milk apparatus all extremely profitable ad-
junct of the soda fountain. The drink As
far as | can learn. originated in Boston.
Some man who runs an ice cream and re-
freshmenf parlor was drinking milk one day.
when he thought that he would try the
effect of soda water flavor on the milk. He
poured some nectar syrup into glass and
then filed il with milk and stirred il up
with a spoon. Somehow or other, the flavor
and milk failed to mix well. He then
thought Of new plan. and getting q tin
cup which is used in shaking up lemonade,
he put it over the top of the glass and
gave the milk and syrup vio-
lent shaking up. lie removed the
cover and saw creamy fOamihg liquor
very different from lli ,ordinary sp X ed
milk. and presto. the new drink was born.
He promptly got out card advertising
milk shake" and when anyone came in
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